Aberrations Sightings

[Pants]

Not sure how new this is since I haven't been keeping up with mini news in a while, but I saw Aberrations for sale at a Game Store today and I decided I'd waste some money and get three packs:

Breakdown

Rares:
Chuul (Looks absolutely awesome!)
Gibbering Mouther (Very impressive looking)
Skullsplitter (Dumbest. Rare. Evar. Seriously stupid looking)

Uncommons:
Destrachan (Cool looking)
Kobold Sorcerer (YES!)
Iron Cobra (Very neat looking)
Rhek
Orc Sergeant
Sharn Cutthroat
Longtooth Barbarian x2

Commons
Choker
Kobold Champion (Double yes)
Dekanter Goblin x2
Silent Wolf Goblin
Emerald Claw Soldier
Carrion Tribe Barbarian
Hill Dwarf Warrior
Gnoll
Taer x2 (Lame, but usable)
Elf Warrior (Another freakin' elf with a bow... *sigh*)
Mongrelfolk (Pretty unimpressive looking)

Not a bad selection actually. The Chuul and the Gibbering Mouther are fantastic looking and I really like the new Kobold minis. Must have more kobolds!

Any other thoughts?

 

[MerricB]

Aberrations has been officially out for a couple of weeks, and reaction has been somewhat mixed to the sculpts, paint jobs and figure list, though generally favourable. (It's way ahead of Harbinger, but perhaps not as good as Giants of Legend)

Skullsplitter is definitely on the "why is this rare?" list.

I have the Wyvern (oh, for the 1e wyvern!) and the Achaeiaieiarai (I can never spell that) which is rather nice. Alas, I'm dreadfully short of cash at the moment.

For a look at current DDM strategy discussions, see here:
http://www.3rdedition.org/merricb/strategy/2004/10/week-in-dd-miniatures.htm

For a look at the latest DDM news, see here:
http://www.3rdedition.org/merricb/mini.htm

Cheers!

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Has anyone done a poll on which set is the most popular?

 

[MerricB]

Has anyone done a poll on which set is the most popular?

Not to my knowledge. It's a good topic for one, though.

Cheers!

 

[MerricB]

I've started a poll on my site - http://www.3rdedition.org/merricb/mini.htm

Cheers!

 

[Invictikore]

I really like the Hook Horror, It looks like a bad a$$ cockroach

 

[Pants]

Anyone else like the new color statcards better?

I voted GoL BTW.

 

[MerricB]

Anyone else like the new color statcards better?

I love them - and in Death Knell, they'll add a SAVE box as well.

Cheers!

 

[Jeff Wilder]

Anyone else like the new color statcards better?

I think they're great. I wish they'd done as they did with Star Wars, though, and do the illustrations in color.


Jeff